Ecrits: A Selection

Genius and charismatic leader of a psychoanalytic movement that, in the 1950s and 1960s, became a focal point for the French intelligentsia, Jacques Lacan attracted a cult following. Ecrits is his most important work, compiling twenty-seven articles and lectures originally published between 1936 and 1966. Following its first publication in 1966, the book brought Lacan international attention and exerted a profound influence on contemporary intellectual life. To this day, Lacan’s radical, brilliant, and complex ideas continue to shape everything from film theory to art history and literary criticism. Ecrits remains the essential source for anyone seeking to understand this seminal thinker and his impact on contemporary thought and culture.